School taxes: Atlanta board keeps rate same

The Atlanta school board approved a tax rate of 21.74 mills on Thursday, the same rate as last year.

This year’s rate includes 21.715 mills for maintenance and operations and .025 mills for debt service.

The rate was approved unanimously by the six board members present.

Earlier this summer, Fulton County discovered an error in the way the county calculated property tax exemptions.

Fixing the error has taken weeks, delaying the entire tax collection process for cities and school districts throughout Fulton County.

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